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The Obama administration is confident lawmakers will warm up to a proposed Pacific free trade deal on the grounds it is a chance for the United States, rather than China, to dictate the rules of Asian trade, a top official said on Thursday.

February 26, 2015, Thursday

Saying the government cites "national security" too often to shield information from scrutiny, four U.S. senators urged a federal appeals court Wednesday to divulge more about rules it follows when it makes U.S. citizens the target of anti-terror...

February 11, 2015, Wednesday

Republican lawmakers in the House of Representatives and Senate are discussing a joint effort to repeal a key section of the landmark Wall Street reform law, seeking to limit the U.S. government's role in supporting financial institutions on the...

February 10, 2015, Tuesday

Democratic U.S. senators introduced a resolution on Monday opposing more sanctions on Iran unless nuclear talks fail or Tehran breaks an agreement, countering a push for tougher sanctions backed by Republicans that President Barack Obama has pledged...

The U.S. senators from Ohio and Oregon have settled their friendly bet on college football's championship, with Oregon's senators showing support for the winning Ohio State Buckeyes on the U.S. Capitol steps.